Every girl wants to be "his girl". But not every girl is Josie Elena Locke. {Trigger Warning: Mental Disorder}

A hockey romance

*part of the NAHBAB series but you don't need to read those to understand everything in this story. This is an epilogue of sorts.* Following in her Dad's, Jack Vella, footsteps, Max Vella works hard to prove that she belongs on the Colby Hill Jaguar hockey team even if she's a girl. And by her Senior year all her hard work pays off as she is voted team Captain and is expected to lead the team to State. This year is her year and nothing is going to stand in her way. That is until... Bo Preston, Captain of their rival team the Mighty Bears, transfers to Colby Hill. He's arrogant and cocky, and used to getting his way. Determined to see Max fall, Bo does everything he can to uproot everything that Max had built. The two clash heads and the peace Max had before vanishes. She has to fight once again to keep her team together in order to win State but with another captain among her midst will the she be able to work with him to lead the team to victory or will they end up tearing the team apart?

He may be no Gordie Howe, but he sure is making a name for himself. Zachary Howard is the star studded forward and captain of the University of Michigan's Hockey team the Wolverines. Though this college star has always lived in the shadow of his older brother, Jimmy Howard- goalie of the Detroit Red Wings, when it comes to hockey. Then there is Aubrey, an eager young witty journalist who just wants to get her name out there for all eyes to see. What will come when these two forces are put together because of a deal made by their bosses/coach? Will Aubrey be able to get her story? What shall come out of Aubrey's attempt to Break Mr. Hockey?

"Anyone that underestimates her," He smirked at the new kid. "Well... We call them pucked." ------------------------- Just a girl that loves to play hockey and a stubborn boy that doesn't believe her... at first. #99 in fanfiction 6/17/16

*complete* Rosie and Jack could not be more different. They were like Yin and Yang, North and South, light and dark. Jack was the "bad" hockey player who hid behind his walls and Rosie was the shy, awkward girl who went to all of his games. They shouldn't be mixing together. Nothing good ever comes of it but like two ends of a magnet, each can not stop the attraction for one another. And when the two ends meet nothing is ever the same again and their whole lives change as each figure out who the other truly is.

Teen Haley Rhodes, a reserved and headstrong young woman, finds her world forever changed when she crosses paths with Charlie Adams, the star player of the local hockey team. Drawn to his magnetic presence and his passion for the game, Haley is quickly swept up in a whirlwind romance that tests the boundaries of love, trust, and sacrifice.

Merlia Johnson. A sixteen year old girl who grew up in a hockey family. Her dad is a hockey coach. Her brother Alexander is in the NHL. Lia's dad was always focused on Alex getting into the NHL that Lia was never properly taught how to skate. So she plays lacrosse instead. Jake Reed. Superstar hockey player in coaches eyes. Is top line and leader of his team. Super hot but secretly is not Lia's favorite person. Colton Davis. Also superstar hockey player, top line and leader of his team. Jake's biggest enemy. Jake and Colton co-lead their almost undefeated hockey team with a lot of bad blood between them. And eventually in the middle of it all, Lia.

*Book one of the Counting on Hockey series* To Meredith, watching hockey was torture. But her sister was a hockey player. She wanted nothing to do with hockey, even thinking about it made her angry. But she had her reasons. Starting 10th grade at a new school, meant hockey was everything there. The whole school was obsessed with hockey. The division 1 boys team is the best in the state. Forced to go to hockey games with her sister, and going to school with these hockey 'freaks' is going to be horrible. Or so she thought. But she meets Cole, center for the high school team. Hockey won't be the same for her. Or for him. *Some NHL players in this story are real players, others are made-up* Final edit: 3/10/2022

Blaming her father for the last few years was consuming, after Walter vanished and disappeared and nobody knows what happened to him. Sanders needs to respond with her mom's underlying condition after getting PTSD from the incident. But when the boy from Alaska entered the picture everything turned upside down, while dealing with her anxieties she let Jasper into her life without a doubt. But as she gets closer to him, she gradually discovers the secrets that would destroy her belief. Published: January 20, 2021 REVISED: April 22, 2025